Fuji Rock Festival

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Fuji Rock Festival

Location(s)	Naeba, Japan
Years active
Date(s)	last weekend of July (3 days)
Genre(s)	Rock

Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival organized by Smash Japan, held in Naeba, Japan. The 3 day event features Japanese and international musicians performing on 7 different stages. In 2005, more than 100,000 people attended the festival. The Green stage is the main stage and it has a capacity for more than 30,000 spectators. Other stages include the White Stage, the Red Marquee, Orange Court, and Field of Heaven.

Contents

1 History

1.1 2006
1.2 2005
1.3 2004
1.4 2003
1.5 2002
1.6 2001
1.7 2000
1.8 1999
1.9 1998
1.10 1997

2 External links

History

Chemical Brothers Stand-by at the Green Stage

The festival began in the late 1990s. The first festival was actually located near Mt. Fuji, hence the name, Fuji Rock. Unfortunately, that first year, a large typhoon nearly destroyed the festival. The second year, the festival moved to a temporary location in Tokyo. It was not until a few years later that the festival found its home in Naeba, Niigata prefecture. The location in Naeba is stunning, set amidst forested mountains.

2006

The 2006 festival runs from Friday, July 28th until Sunday, July 30th (actually Monday morning).

Artists lined for the 2006 festival include Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Mogwai, and Scissor Sisters.

Tickets for this year's festival cost ￥39,800. Early bird advanced tickets were available for ￥32,000 but these have already sold out. It is possible to buy a 1-day ticket. The cost is ￥16,800, however, only 10,000 1-day tickets are sold each day. There is an on-site campsite, which costs ￥2,500 per person. Parking is available at a cost of ￥2,000/day, but you must have a minimum of two people travelling by car.

2005

Image:Royk.jpg|Royksopp, Red Marquee, 2005 Image:USE.jpg|United State of Electronica, Red Marquee, 2005 Image:Dancing with Royk.jpg|Dancing with Royksopp, Red Marquee, 2005

The 2005 festival ran from the weekend of July 29-July 31 2005. Headliners on the Green stage include Foo Fighters and Coldplay on Friday, Fatboy Slim and Beck on Saturday, and New Order on Sunday. Other artists to perform in 2005 were Royksopp, Cagedbaby, Mylo, Sugiurumn, The Longcut, Laurent Garnier, Shibachoff, and many more.

2004

Dancing with Santos in the Red Marquee

Notable international perfomers from 2004 included The Chemical Brothers, Franz Ferdinand, Jamie Cullum, Jet, Lou Reed, The Stills, The Streets, Ben Kweller, Santos and The White Stripes.

2000

The Chemical Brothers - Ian Brown - Primal Scream - MDFMK

1999

Blur - Chemical Brothers - Happy Mondays - Rage Against the Machine - Underworld - ZZ Top

1998

Beck - Bjork - Ian Brown - Iggy Pop - Primal Scream - Prodigy

1997

Beck - Green Day - Prodigy - Rage Against the Machine - Red Hot Chili Peppers

External links

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